Nun Elizaveta (Goncharova)
“The Queen of Heaven Herself?! Visiting us?! Bring Her! I will gather all of our parish this exact evening!”
Fr. Stephen Freeman
Likening a human being to a computer works for many people. It does so because we have a distorted sense of how human beings live and function. This distortion, strangely, has its roots in theology.
And it happened exactly as he told us. Ten days later, we received a call from the local Athonite metochion asking to pick up our icon. On the same day, we also had a call from the printing office: the print run of the icons-postcards of “The Queen of All” was ready.
Olga Bobrovnikova, Nun Seraphima (Golovina)
Monastic life for men and for women is the same: we take the same vows. The most important thing is the acquisition of the Holy Spirit, purity and chastity.
Archpriest Victor Potapov
The Parish temple is indissolubly linked to the family life of its parishioners. The Orthodox family, in the words of St. Paul, is the “home church.” The parish can be considered a kind of confederacy of all the small churches that are Orthodox households. If an Orthodox family remains closely connected to the church the true spirit of the church naturally pervades it, forming fertile ground for its members’ spiritual growth and development.
Alexandra Gripas
One day the doctors said that she had two weeks to live! It was just like a shot. Julia did not shed a single tear.
Fr. Lawrence Farley
On what basis should decisions be made regarding how to receive former schismatics into the Church?
Simeon (Tran Le Thanh Tri)
Orthodox Christianity in Vietnam is not merely a religious alternative but a path marked by its emphasis on love and spiritual growth, resonating deeply in a society navigating rapid economic and social change.
It is only possible to become and remain Orthodox with the Lord’s help.
Dmitry Zlodorev
As the icon has renewed itself, so we can also renew our soul, heart, and mind, our whole life.
"It’s neither the mountains, nor the climate, nor the Gobi Desert. It’s a miracle."
Darina Grigorova
Ekaterina Titova's icons are filled with golden light, a symbol of holiness. The colours of the images are soft pastels, because they are meant to inspire prayer.
Richard Burgunder
Former extreme athlete and international relations expert, Richard Burgunder, 42, from Colorado, tells what it’s like to be a student in St. Petersburg - and explains why he decided to convert to Orthodoxy.
Our abilities and talents are not limited but need to be developed, so that we don’t turn our life into a downward spiral.
John was born in the sixties of the twentieth century at the height of the Cold War, when the prevailing stereotypes about his father’s homeland were purely negative, so that Russia (the USSR at the time) was considered an evil empire and Russians the enemies of America.
Evgenia Kalachikhina
It was not until later that I realized it was a clear miracle and the mercy of God.
Fr. Nicholas Esterhuisen
We conduct services in English and Church Slavonic, but we also try to add other languages, such as Xhosa and Afrikaans. This way, everyone will hear their native language during the service and realize that Orthodoxy is their faith as well.
Peter Davydov
And here I saw sincere smiles, respect for your freedom and an unobtrusive desire and ability to help others. That’s how I saw that Christ was here.
At the service I got frightened, unable to understand where I was—at home in Mongolia or in Heaven.
Nun Natalia (Kaverzneva)
He turned towards the tree-lined walkway leading to the church, rushed down the space between the gates and the entrance of the church, ran up the stairs towards the front door, grabbed the door handle, pulled... and it didn’t open.
